The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-13
THE SCHOOL III J iLSYEAR
orENrp m rwo INSTITUTIONS

OPENED 4 AT TWO INSTITUTIONS
OF Learning In the City Yesterday--EpjoJ
SaS,e Exercises ut tho, Femnio College.
bright Prospects for tho Comic.
Year-Lin.iy Iultltuto for Boys.
The Wheeling Female College was for.
mally reopeued Tor the scholaatic year
and under the new management, that Of
Rev. Dr.. II. 7. Blaiadell, yesterday morn.
ing. Tho e1erclsea were Of a mos. do.
liehtiul character. A number Of the
trustees aud friends and patrons OF The In.
utitution gathered 90 they have done in
former years, but there were more Of
them, aud a much greater interest shown
on this OCCASION than for years past, and
tho new President, bis faculty and the
atudenta derived, It is believed, a genuine
inspiration Iron, the presence and good
wishea Of the visitors. There were short
addresses made by Hon. O. D. Hubbard,
President OF tho Board OF Trustees; By
Rov. Dru. Cunningham, Cooke and Ran.
dolph, Rev. Mr.. Hess, DR.. 7. L. Logan,
Dr., 4. L. Jspson, and Hon. CIV. Atkin-
Bon, all OF which were full Of enthualaem
and hope for tho school. All expressed
tho wsrmest interest In tho prosperity OF
the Institution, and the fullea. confidence
in tho wladom and efficiency OF the now
PRECEDENT and his co.workers. n. n u.
10 those remarks President Blaisdell
made happy reply, asserting his conf.
dence in tho results Of good work and in
viting q peraonal inspection on tho part oil
the friends oil the College at any time.
10 stated thst he proposed 10 devote him.
cell with energy to tho thorough eauca.
ton Of those In his charge, and 1t was eyi.
dent from his remarks that thoroughness
Is to DO feature about the work OF the
College,. He not only has /. in mind to
mako this so, but he has the faculty gath.
cred about him 10 do 1t; the corps Of
teachers taken Ha o whole Is ono that will
do all Of ita share Of tho work OF building
| up the institution 60 that Il shall be q
lasting honor TO tho city, such as 1t was In
years long paused. This 10 the opinion OF
leading citizsns who hsve always taken a
great interest in educational matters, and
who have mot and grown to be intimately
acquainted with Dr.. Blsisdoll in the time
he has been here. They have found him
10 be a whole.eouled Chris.ian gentleman.
polished and afable, and very much IN
earnest over his choaen life's work. Thor
universal testimony is that tho prospecta
for the institution havo not been 80 bright
for fifteen years ns they are now. 80
In addition to the addresses, there was
a cong by Miss Anna Robinson, and a de.
lightful recitation BY Miss Aana .. Hutch.
craft, the instructor In elocution, who
| Is & graduate Of the New England Con.
lservatory, helped to make the occasion
enjoyable. Those present with others
will join in tho wish that as the weeks 70
by the attendance may greatly increase,
and that the College may haya a year OF
great prosperity. The attendance is al.
ready good, students being present from
West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, North
Carolina and Texas. The faculty that Dr..
Blaisdell has at his back 10 as sble to
handle o Echcol Of 200 as tho present num-
Der. There should be at least leo young
ladies in this cchool, and there is, every
reason to believe that Dr.. Blaisdsll's sue
ceaa this year will be auch that another
year will see that number In attendance,
The opportunity oBecure tine education
at homo thatis now ofTeredis one thatthos
with young women in their charge csnnot
afford to lose sight OF; by taking advaut-
age OF It they help themselves and the
town. - 3 & al
The faculty is conpoaed Of Dr.. B!sis-
dell, moral and mental science, L:lin and
Greek; Mifa spsers, literature and hie.
tory; Miss Mary A. Ford, mathematics,
physiology, etc.; Miss Anna a. Hutch
craft, eloontior; Miss Clara U!ler, Ger
man, rhetoric. and mathematics Miss
Woleb, botany, zoology, physics, chem
ietry, etc. Professor Joseph Keller and
Miss Throop, instrumental snd vocal cul-
ture; Miss NJ. Doddridge, Grt in various
departments. These nro all teachers Of
experience and have high merit in their
apeeialties. Mrs. Blaisdel, will &C. Of
marion. ,%,s' e, .Ss7s z,
The natural sciences will be taught ex-
perlmentally ag iar as possible, and much
new apparatus has been added to assist in
this. Lectures will be given from time to
time by tho President, and s. L. Jepson,
NJ. D., on physiology, etc.; Rev. DR.. Ran.
dolph, history; Hon. G. W. Atkinson,
English literature; T. 3. Campbell, NJ.
D., lmetaphJ sics; J. y. Reeves, NJ. D.,
microscopy, and by others, gentlemen every
way competent for auch service, aud all
upon topics connected with the course Of
study. This will be a new and marked
feature in the conduct Of tho college.